Sanguinaria canadensis
Right-sided remedy for migraine, hot flushes, and burning sensations. Sick headache beginning in occiput, settling over right eye, with vomiting of bile. Burning in palms and soles. Flushes of heat ascending.
Source
Prepared from the fresh root of Sanguinaria canadensis (Papaveraceae), which exudes orange-red sap.
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Keynote Symptoms
Right-sided sick headache — begins in occiput, rises and settles over the right eye, with nausea and vomiting of bile at height. Periodical headache — every seventh day. Burning in palms and soles (like Sulphur). Flushes of heat ascending to head and face. Nasal polyps. Acrid, burning discharges.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable, morose during headache. Anxiety with sick stomach. Hopeful, sanguine temperament when well. Sensitive to odors.
General Symptoms
Right-sided. Burning — palms, soles, between scapulae. Periodical complaints every 7 days. Worse from sun, light, odors, sweets, right side, motion, touch. Better from sleep, lying down, darkness, pressure, acids, eructation.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Migraine — begins in occiput, extends upward, settles over right eye. Pain bursting, throbbing. Vomiting of bile at height. Periodical — every seventh day. Must lie in dark room. Veins of temples distended.
Nose
Nasal polyps, right side. Ozena. Chronic catarrh. Sensitive to flowers and odors.
Face
Neuralgia — right side. Flushed, burning. Circumscribed redness of cheeks.
Throat
Burning, dry. Tonsillitis — right side. Diphtheria — right side.
Stomach
Nausea with salivation. Vomiting of bitter water, food, bile. Burning. Craves spicy, piquant food. Aversion to butter.
Respiratory
Cough with burning in chest. Offensive, purulent expectoration. Croupy cough. Pneumonia — right side. Asthma with stomach symptoms.
Chest
Burning between scapulae. Right-sided pneumonia. Soreness.
Extremities
Burning of palms and soles. Rheumatism of right shoulder (deltoid). Stiffness of right arm — cannot raise it.
Skin
Burning, dry. Acne rosacea. Red, blotchy. Ulcers with acrid discharge. Jaundice.
Female Genitalia
Hot flushes at menopause with burning of palms and soles. Climacteric disorders. Menses offensive, profuse.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Burning heat, especially palms and soles. Flushes of heat. Circumscribed cheek redness.
Modalities
Better From
Sleep, lying down, darkness, pressure, acids, eructation, vomiting
Worse From
Sun, light, odors, sweets, right side, motion, touch, periodically (7th day), menopause
Constitutional Type
Right-sided individuals with tendency to periodic headaches. Menopausal women with hot flushes. Those with burning sensations especially palms and soles.
Clinical Indications
Migraine (right-sided), menopausal hot flushes, nasal polyps, pneumonia (right), shoulder rheumatism (right deltoid), acne rosacea, periodical headaches
Comparative Materia Medica
Belladonna has throbbing headache but bilateral, with more redness and heat. Iris versicolor has periodic vomiting headaches but left-sided. Spigelia has left-sided headache with heart involvement. Sulphur also has burning palms and soles but is more untidy and left-sided.
Safety Information
Opium, Digitalis.
Bloodroot contains sanguinarine, a toxic alkaloid causing nausea, vomiting, CNS depression, and in large doses, collapse. The fresh root sap is caustic and irritating. Use potentised forms for internal use.
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